Alexander II of Russia

Julius Caesar- dictator of the late Roman Republic, and Nicholas II- last tsar of Russia under the Romanov Rule were both abdicated from their throne. Caesar was a long standing politician and general who made his way up the political latter through strong leadership and influence among the Roman citizens. Nicholas II was the son of Alexander III, who inherited the throne after his father died in 1894. Though Nicholas received an extensive education, he failed to comprehend politics and…

Peasant life also improved under Alexander III, who in 1882 established the Peasant Land Bank to help peasants buy additional land from the nobles. Which mitigated some of the financial burden faced by the peasantry after the emancipation of 1861 and diminished distress and unrest in the countryside. Polunov asserts Nikolai Bunge is credited with the founding of “a Peasant Land Bank, on May 18, 1882”, however, it's likely Alexander III would receive the credit even if he was not at the forefront…

The collapse of the Old Regime could have been avoided if there was a strong leader for Russia. The last Tsar, Nicholas II, was an incapable leader which led to him making a series of mistakes that brought an end to the Old Regime. Nicholas was not a natural leader, which he was aware of, and he decided to avoid any changes and follow his father’s rule. Nicholas was easily persuaded by those advising him and a lot of the time he followed bad advice . However, he was also stubborn and he believed…

For the citizens of Russia, their civil rights were constantly challenged and changed between the years 1855 and 1964. Between the autocracy of the Tsars and the borderline-dictatorships of the Communist leaders, through the 1917 Revolution and the Purges of the 1930s, the civil rights of many were compromised, while others’ civil rights were maintained or increased. For the majority, the actuality was a fluctuation rather than a straight increase or decrease. While equality was claimed at…

1) Describe the rule of Czars Alexander III and Nicholas II and the effect on Russian society. Be specific. The rules of Czar Alexander III and Nicholas II were cruel, oppressive, and completely autocratic. Czar Alexander III saw anyone that questioned his authority, spoke a language other than Russian, or did not worship the Russian Orthodox Church to be threat. He also forced stern censorship rules on written and/or published documents. He sent spies into schools and universities. The only…

According to Bernard Pares, a British academic who made regular visits to Russia during the reign of Nicholas II, “the favourite object of persecution was the Jewry of Russia, which was in 1914 nearly one half of the whole Jewish population of the world. And here Nicholas was as bad as Alexander. It was not just a question of what rights the Jews did not possess, but whether they had the right to exist at all. But for special exemptions…

conditions, lost their ability to have certain jobs, and faced extreme violence from their neighbors, the Russian peasantry. Emigration to America became a way of escaping these truly awful conditions and providing better for one’s family. In 1804, Alexander I created legislation known as the “Statute Concerning the Organization of the Jews.” This forced Jews to assimilate, at least partially, by forcing them out of their villages and into cities. Jews were forced to live in the area known as…

view, that the subsequent Russian monarchs found it difficult to adapt to the realities of Constitutionalism and the fact that the absolute power did not prove to be relevant anymore, particularly in Europe. Therefore, what was left for Alexander III and Nicholas II was to degenerate and retreat to the Muscovite doctrines justifying the existence of the absolute and omnipotent monarch, while almost patiently awaiting the dissatisfaction of their more progressive and visionary contemporaries to…

History.com Staff. “Bloody Sunday Massacre in Russia.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloody-sunday-massacre-in-russia. Russia was under the control of Tsar Nicholas II and they were in a losing war against Japan. That caused violence in St. Petersburg in what became know as the Bloody Sunday. Nicholas fell under the influence of a man called the mad monk, Grigory Rasputin, which caused Nicholas to make many bad choices. The demands for reform…

During the period 1855 – 1956 Russia was involved in many major wars, all of which played an important role in its development. With the exception of the Second World War many of the wars Russia was involved led to defeats for them and these defeats exposed the weakness of the Tsar or government in charge. War outlined the flaws in the presiding system and highlighted Russia’s faults, and thus placed a spotlight upon the shortcomings of the Russian leadership. Such pressure prompted the Tsars…